Olmecs
income, wealth
revenue
beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people
culture
diseases that are caused by infecting organisms; they can be passed from person to person
infectious diseases
to give up
cede
a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea
cape
huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice
glaciers
people who work to spread their religious beliefs
missionaries
a policy of arresting, injuring, or killing members of a religious, ethnic or other minority group.
persecution
a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
colony
member of a militia who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds
Minutemen
people who wander from place to place in search of food.
nomads
A way of supplying water to an area of land
irrigation
A journey for a specific purpose.
expedition
goods and services brought into a nation from another nation
imports
ability to read and write
literacy
A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes.
civilization
Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 1500s and 1600s.
conquistador
Action that might cause people to rebel against the government.
sedition
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator( not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition)
tyranny
taxes on imported goods
customs duties
A person who signs an agreement to work for a master for a period of years; not free until they completed their term of service.
indentured servant
A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.
libel
A political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service.
feudalism
colonies in which the owners, organized the colonies, controlled the land, and appointed governors.
proprietary colony
theory that states may nullify federal laws
states' rights